Tag Archives: Mental Health

Following this last challenge, we proceeded with the draw for the Fitbit 2. Marco Papaleo won the Fitbit. We then had a draw amongst all the participants of the different challenges and the following 4 students won a 25$ gift card at Walmart: Terrian Julien, Mark Leisk, Jessica Marshall and Markus Holak Pereira. Congratulations to all the winners.

The CDC Gets Fit Challenge was a huge success with the participation of all the students in the centre. Students made the right choice of taking the stairs instead of the elevator, they were invited to stay active, they were informed and invited to bring healthy lunches to school. They had the chance to taste and compare healthy smoothies and snacks. We are hoping that the CDC population will keep up the good habits of staying active and eating healthy food. Thank you to all the participants and to TLE for making this event possible.

With many students graduating from the SIS program this year and moving on to use their learned skills out in the community, we wanted to put together a project that encompassed the essence of the SIS program. With the competencies of the program heavily weighted in promoting a healthy, active lifestyle we thought what better than to create a green space at the back of the center for all the students to enjoy. It would be a spot where all the students at CDC Vimont could go to clear their mind, reflect and enjoy the outdoors. Sometimes students need a place to escape the hustle and bustle of school pressures, the green space would bring a tranquil environment to the urban landscape of the school.

With a little love and TLC the SIS students will clean up the back area of the school, paint the planters and plant some beautiful flowers as well as do some much needed landscaping. We will also be building a new picnic bench to have as much space as possible for students.

This project touches directly on many of the competencies of the SIS program and we look forward to putting our work skills into action to bring some beauty to CDC Vimont!

Join the fun and get fit!

To keep the Healthy Body Healthy Mind spirit strong, TLE is excited to launch the 3-week CDC Gets Fit challenge starting April 23rd and running until May 3rd!

Here’s how it works: each week we have new challenges to help you improve your health, or just show off your strength, speed, balance, endurance, and food-preparation skills. Every winner of the challenges on Tuesdays and Thursdays gets a prize and everyone who participates in any challenge will get their name entered into a draw to win a great prize! Come to more events to increase your chance to win.

#CDCGetsFIT

We want to start a conversation about health and fitness, so anytime you share a post from the TLE social media accounts or post a picture with the hashtag #CDCgetsfit, your name gets entered into the draw. Take the stairs, eat healthy – at any time you can get your name put into the draw just for taking these simple steps to improve your health! Stay tuned on social media or take a look at the bulletin board on the 2nd floor for a calendar of events!

Students and staff of TLE and CDC Vimont attended Ian Hepburn’s Mindfulness Practice: Two workshop sessions were held on March 14th: Morning Session + Afternoon Session

MINDFULNESS PRACTICE is exactly that – a practice.

It is something we do.

It is the easiest thing you have ever done … and the most difficult.

It is Sitting-up straight

It is Feeling the breath

It is Seeing the seeing

It isHearing the hearing

It is Feeling sensations of the body

It is watching thoughts come & go

Why do we Practice Mindfulness?

To wake-up to our lives as they unfold moment-to-moment

To live fully in THIS MOMENT – the only moment there ever is

Ian has practiced Mindfulness Practice for more than 20 years. He has presented workshops to elementary and high schools in Quebec and Ontario. He has recorded the “2-Minute Mindfulness Bell” for use in schools to help students make transitions throughout the day. Ian is a certified Vibroacoustic Harp Therapy practitioner whose work has been written about in newspapers and journals in Canada and the U.S. His website includes a 23-minute documentary broadcast nationally on CBC radio. Ian holds diplomas in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from the Royal Conservatory of Music. He has taught piano and harp for more than 40 years. With his band Imaginary Heaven, he has toured Canada several times and sold more CDs in Japan than in Canada. In some half-life, Ian is also a handweaver whose weaving may be found in private collections in Canada and throughout the world.

On Thursday, TLE had the privilege of having Eric (dietitian) and Matthew (physical trainer) at CDC Vimont to talk about Health and Nutrition with students, as part of the Healthy Body, Health Mind Connection project. Over 350 students were present to visit the kiosk, sample a healthy smoothie and learn about health & fitness.

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Matthew and Eric distributed educational health, fitness and nutrition pamphlets for free, courtesy of Dairy Nutrition. They also provided information to individuals who had many questions regarding diet, physical training, health in general along with many other subjects.

Upcoming Lunch and Learn topics:

Morning Routine
Essentials to Smart Affordable Eating
Be Aware of How You Move
Workouts on a Budget
No Time, No Problem!
How to Fuel for School
You’re Eating Wrong! Here’s Why
You’re Breathing Wrong! Here’s Why
Corrective Conditioning Q & A
Body Breakdown

Health & Fitness Lunch & Learns 2018

Learn about nutrition and fitness from experts in the field. Join Eric and Matthew for informative fitness and nutrition Lunch and Learn sessions as part of the Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Connection!

Increase your self-care skills

Learn Tips and Tricks to keep you on track and thrive physically

Progress towards the goals you want, in and out of school

Have the energy to stay focused and feel good

Have some questions or need fitness/nutrition information? Private consultations are also available for free. Contact TLE in room 106 for more information.

Learn about nutrition and fitness from experts in the field. Join Eric and Matthew for informative fitness and nutrition Lunch and Learn sessions as part of the Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Connection! Information session February 22 noon to 2 PM: Lunch and Learn topics and Smoothie tasting

Increase your self-care skills

Learn Tips and Tricks to keep you on track and thrive physically

Progress towards the goals you want, in and out of school

Have the energy to stay focused and feel good

Upcoming Lunch and Learn topics:

Morning Routine
Essentials to Smart Affordable Eating
Be Aware of How You Move
Workouts on a Budget
No Time, No Problem!
How to Fuel for School
You’re Eating Wrong! Here’s Why
You’re Breathing Wrong! Here’s Why
Corrective Conditioning Q & A
Body Breakdown

Have some questions or need fitness/nutrition information? Private consultations are also available for free. Contact TLE in room 106 for more information.

Following Bell Let’s Talk Day, six information sessions for The Three Friends of Winter Art Project took place in classrooms early February, to introduce the idea of Winter Art as therapy for better mental health. The first art workshop was held at lunch on Feb 7th with 8 students in attendance. Students observed tree branches from the window and could also trace plants collected from the field behind the school. These will be turned into abstract stained glass inspired by trees/three friends of winter.

NOTE:

The Three Friends of Winter Art Project/Mental Health Art project will run until the end of March 2× at lunch per week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Students will have the opportunity to explore stained glass, painting and printmaking.